British Airways Promises They Will Not Fly Aircrafts That Are Empty

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British Airways has been insistent that they have no plans of operating empty aircrafts so that they can hold onto their valuable slots at the London Heathrow Airport. British Airways’ present commitment came after Tim Bye, the Deputy Chief Executive of bmi, made an upsetting mistake. He appeared to positively and openly express that his carrier has made the decision to fly empty planes in an attempt to safeguard their slots. The statement resulted in serious exclamation from a lot of politicians and environmental groups, demanding that the spokesman correct his statement. However, the spokesperson later insisted that all of the comments he made meant something else and were interpreted and misunderstood wrongly.

Richard Tams from British Airways comment on the incident, recently stating the the flagship airline of Britain will definitely arrange to cancel flights if there is a necessity to do so due to demand dropping, even if this means that they will lose their most coveted and highly priced slots at the airport. The suspension will be distributed over both Gatwick Airport and Heathrow Airport, he continued, and they will only operate on a number of frequencies. The cuts that they make will be sensible, and they will not compromise the schedules of their business travelers, he said further. He also added that they won’t be able to take capacity out unless they cut flights, but they are not going to fly empty aircrafts. Willie Wash, the Chief Executive of British Airways stated last week that they have made the decision to cut back on a number of their winter routes that they foresee will account for losses due to the rising price of fuel.

Take a look at www.britishairways.com to get more information or make a booking with the airline.